The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-07-09

with dL IaHflildT CtN o'h' o'V' w
the stars and stripes still wave Ger the
and of the free and the home OF the
brave? Comrsde. thank God the filtr
Of death dlms his eyes thu last convul
sive shudirr passes over that form, ane
the loving spirit of the hero patriot ha'
winged It's flight TO take shelter beneath
the great tree Of eternal life AMI liberty
Mr.. Emmons having assumed the chat,
introduced your mos humble aud ohedi
eut servant. Charles II. Groves, 8h'
took the platform aud announced that tn,
poem about to be read was most resprct
fully dedicated to the public schools n
Humboldt county. The poem, by specja
request. - given az it was delivered 0er
dotiR at HterGtjm'
POEM.
one morn the purest crystal rays
OF .ht that shone from Heavens bars,
We're caught by thirteen angels there, and mad
A galaxy of Thirteen Stars.
These, by their ulster, lit the path,
To guide the Goddess on her way
To usher ia freemans land
OR great Republic If to-day.
-.i5.ssy st- gzs. q :sss sS4se-5
There hoated first our country flag,
Proudto be the angels pride,
free az the breeze it ioated on,
Bid as the men who for it died
That flag was there baptized in bleod,
And torn BY many British shell;
Though powder stained and tAttersd still,
They loved il more and lied it well
All those who bore that flag we're men,
For princip and home they fought;
And fathers, brothers, gave their lives,
The Priceless boon BY blood vas bought.
They struggled TO secure for us
The blessing of people free;
With tia sore, with stri and blood.
1 r ey won for Us our liberty.
AID With that flag name bre ks in.
And by its lustcr behold
It- type of rys'al puri $,
Encirced by a love untold.
Yes; long a, it floats that starry nay,
Untarn shed as IL folds OF white,
Shall live the name of Washington,
Our watchword for the true and right
It's Just to ceie' rate his dar
LIT banners wave ard c mons 70 r.
A. d -e1, AZ in the sto,y Old,
OF tJrart k ngs aud eight years var
IN that great strife some fiiend's came Der.
From sunny France to share our cllse;
And he the lio ored Laiayet
Sc justly won worlds applause.
How nyble tbs to struggle OH
For principle alone &, die;
All SURF y those were CO.. ke men,
And have the names enrolled on high.
Oh Liberty, Thy voice was he I'd;
I For thee they faced the shot ard sheii,
Though cannon of Europe's host
Wsre pouring in storm of hell
Then We { II the record true
OF women fair and Drawer still,
Who soo.hej the bleeding wounds, and SCENE
An angels mission to futslI
Through all these cares our country lives;
God bless the men who for It died;
God bless the wounded sodiers, to-
Fit emhlems Of the true and tried.
And now all nations on the globe
Have armed to know that freedom trio
Forever hovers near our fpg, -'r
4 tn glorit rs Rcd, White and Blue.
An ag- OF progress has been ours.
And still. aIthoush our Rag is young,
America can well be proud
To h ar Der songs Of triumph sung.
We've plucked the lightning from she cloud,
Controlled IL with an iron band,
And sped message meath the wa o
To kuropes classic land
Above the wave our iron horse,
Whose dery oy ioJk down below,
B.tween two cities caps along,
And re ths worlds ships oor,e ard 70.
And more, our pride, our good free schools,
Where rich and poor alike can hs
lnstrue' Ell in an upward course
o. w.sdom truth AID liberty.
thous nd bright achievements done
Has shown the world the progress made
~ treem a in freemen's land,
W ere tyrant rule can ne'er il ,ade.
On high among the noble names,
Whose loss has melted hearts to tears.
Appears golden memory
OF gr at Nevada pioneers
To us, o grea. Nevada born,
Next dearest TO our flag should be
Devotion b. our p oneers-
A hes suO IN their ,,atnaF.